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Why innovation is about more than shiny gadgets

Fri, Feb 21, 2020 - 5:50 AM

WHEN we think of great innovations, many of us think of high-tech gadgets developed by polo-neck clad entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.

Launches of revolutionary devices certainly grab headlines. Think back, for example, to when the iPhone and iPad were first unveiled; or, more recently,...

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